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Recent Events in en-usThu, 09 May 2019 21:25:45 PDT3600AIAA Design/Build/Fly UAV Development Resultshttps://commons.erau.edu/discovery-day/db-discovery-day-2017/Poster-Session/40
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In 2016, the AIAA Foundation released a request for proposals for the design, production and flight demonstration of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that needed to be stored and dropped in casing tube. This presentation captures the design, material selection and the manufacturing and testing processes, as well as the results associated with the research and development for submission to the AIAA Design/Build/Fly competition. The objective was to produce a UAV capable of flying the payload (hockey pucks) as far and as fast as possible. The UAV was required to be reconfigured into a storage configuration using only self-aligning and self-locking captive mechanisms. The dimensions of the casing tube as well as the weights of the UAV and tube were penalties in the total score. A multi-disciplinary engineering approach was taken to balance design requirements and optimize the operation and functionality of whole system. Aerodynamic and structural computer models were used in the design process. Computer-controlled manufacturing processes were used to build high quality parts and expedite the construction. Finally, during flight testing, electronic telemetry equipment was used to gather experimental data to validate design expectations.
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Trevor W. PerrottOrange Is the New White: A Look Into the Popular and Deceptively Racist Television Serieshttps://commons.erau.edu/discovery-day/db-discovery-day-2017/Poster-Session/39
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I intend to incorporate a discussion on the Netflix drama Orange is the New Black, that I initiated in a paper written about the lack of representation of black female sexuality in the show. The paper explores the adverse trend that has been created with the emergence of more modern and nuanced characters in our television shows. As viewers, our focus has shifted to extremely progressive ideas, so often we miss the casual racism that continues to prevail. The show, Orange Is the New Black is extremely progressive in its many portrayals of female sexuality, but when closely examined, there is a notable lack of representation of the black character’s sexuality. My research centers around the main black female characters: Poussey, Suzanne, Sophia, and Taystee. I explore how they have been portrayed in a way that leaves the viewer with a skewed perception of black female sexuality. My goal is to foster a conversation about instances of this misrepresentation, and lack of representation. Additionally, I’d like to show how advertising of the show has allowed certain stereotypes to bleed into the ‘real world.’
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Victoria Renee ChristianoFloridian Heatwaves in a Warming World: Frequency, Intensity, and Durationhttps://commons.erau.edu/discovery-day/db-discovery-day-2017/Poster-Session/38
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There exists broad scientific consensus that heatwaves are increasing in frequency, duration, and intensity in a warming world, and are generally the most strongly linked extreme weather event to anthropogenic climate change. Due to its predominantly maritime climate, few studies have examined heatwaves in Florida. However, Florida’s older-skewed population and increasingly urban land areas make it particularly susceptible to the impacts of heatwaves on human life and health in the twenty-first century. This project will for the first time establish an objective heatwave metric, climatology, and trend analysis for major cities in Florida from 1950–2015. The metric utilizes multiple temperature variables and various statistical thresholds of heatwave magnitudes and duration. Using data retrieved from the following airports: KTLH, KJAX, KMCO, KDAB, KTPA, KMIA, and KEYW, heatwave events were identified separately for summer (June-August) and winter (December-February) months and the 95th percentile for the maximum, minimum, and average temperatures were calculated. To be considered a heatwave event, the maximum, minimum, or average temperature had to exceed the 95th percentile for three consecutive days with a gap of at least four consecutive days between events. Using the heatwave definition and station temperature data, trends in the frequency, intensity, and duration of heatwaves at each location are investigated. Finally, using reanalysis data, composite dynamic and thermodynamic patterns and mechanisms associated with these heatwaves are elucidated.
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Shealynn Cloutier-Bisbee et al.Parade Disputes in Northern Ireland: Roadblocks on the Path to a Lasting Peacehttps://commons.erau.edu/discovery-day/db-discovery-day-2017/Poster-Session/37
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Since the 1998 Belfast Agreement, the peace process in Northern Ireland has seen mixed success. One area that has seen less success is the disputes over Unionist parades. The majority of the routes used for Orange Order parades remain undisputed, but tensions arise in interface areas, where Republican neighborhoods connect with those of the Loyalists. Even though these parades have been conducted since the 1800s, they have not been contested until recently. The reasons for the creation of disputes could be political leverage or financial gain for certain community groups and political parties. By examining the case study of the historic dispute surrounding the Drumcree parade in Portadown that began in 1986, interviewing academics who are subject matter experts, and utilizing archival data, this project will analyze the recent and ongoing parade dispute in the Ardoyne area of Belfast to understand how this and future disputes disrupt the peace process.
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Sean E. HermanAmateur Astronomy Research Telescopehttps://commons.erau.edu/discovery-day/db-discovery-day-2017/Poster-Session/36
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The ERAU Amateur Astronomy Club Research Team is designing and building an amateur research telescope. The primary goal is high portability and compactness, with no compromise of optical quality. The team began with a set of mirrors pre-owned by the Amateur Astronomy Club, and will be constructing the telescope frame from medium density particle board. In the traditional style of John Dobson, the secondary mirror will be mounted on a truss system. This will reduce the weight and size of the telescope during transportation, as it can be disassembled and transported in a very small area. The primary purpose of the telescope is to observe and catalog messier objects in the night sky. After completion of the Messier Catalog, it shall be presented before physics faculty of ERAU.
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Alexander Stone-Martinez et al.Detection and Identification of Parking Spots on the ERAU Campus using Image Processing Techniqueshttps://commons.erau.edu/discovery-day/db-discovery-day-2017/Poster-Session/35
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Locating a parking space at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach campus is a time-consuming feat for students, faculty, and staff members. This research project designs a system that identifies the status of the individual parking spaces on campus, and pushes the data to a mobile device application. Users can use this application to locate a free parking space, or see which parking lots are full. The approach taken for this project uses live feed from an IP camera, which is imported to the MATLAB environment. The real-time system uses image subtraction and feature detection to determine if there is a vehicle in a parking spot. This is accomplished by subtracting a recent image from its predecessor, and comparing the mean value of the RGB pixels to the mean value calculated in the previous iteration. This system constantly refreshes over a short time interval to constantly keep the user informed on the status of parking lots on campus. The system successfully identifies the status of the parking lots on campus; therefore, integration of this system will help regulate on-campus traffic, and reduce the stress associated with the parking situation for all students, faculty, and staff members.
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Danica LengeA Comparison of Mechanical and Electrical Wind-Powered Water Pumpshttps://commons.erau.edu/discovery-day/db-discovery-day-2017/Poster-Session/34
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Worldwide, 783 million people do not have access to clean water; 319 million of them reside in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this region, the transportation of water from its source to its point-of-use can be arduous to complete using current methods. The men and women in developing communities must exert considerable effort to retrieve the few gallons of water they need to survive. Due to the lack of infrastructure and no external source of energy, new methods to transport the water must be capable of generating their own energy. The Archimedes Initiative has set out to identify a mechanically powered pump that performs as effectively as an electrical pump based on the following criteria: a 5-10L/min flow rate, 1-mile flow distance, and 150 ft. vertical head distance. The team will conduct research into the efficiency and performance of both hybrid and mechanical systems. At the project’s conclusion, The Archimedes Initiative plans to have a fully functioning wind-powered water pump capable of meeting the design criteria. The project is currently ongoing and much progress has been made towards developing preliminary designs and a viable prototype. After several iterations of design review and redesign, the team plans to begin construction of a prototype in January and testing is scheduled for February 2017. A fully functioning and usable prototype will be complete by the conclusion of the 2016-2017 school year.
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Chris Hays et al.development of programmable pulsatile heart pumphttps://commons.erau.edu/discovery-day/db-discovery-day-2017/Poster-Session/33
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The use of ventricular simulation devices in cardiac research has been plagued with problems for years. Pumps are often only capable of sinusoidal wave patterns with little variance in overall shape. The cost of these pumps is also often prohibitive with basic pumps costing upwards of tens of thousands of dollars.

Developing a fully programmable and cost effective pulsatile pump is the ultimate goal of this project. The pump will greatly aid in the research conducted in the MDBL when used in conjunction with a mock flow loop. By time variant flow control valves the pump will be able to adjust for every parameter needed in cardiac research. The pump will also integrate seamlessly into the mock flow loop system as it will be using the same software for control and data acquisition.

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Jake TibbettsDevelopment of ERAU EcoCAR 3 Camarohttps://commons.erau.edu/discovery-day/db-discovery-day-2017/Poster-Session/32
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is one of 16 colleges in the United States and Canada to be selected to participate in the EcoCAR 3 advanced automotive competition sponsored by General Motors and the Department of Energy. The competition is a multi-year project that has schools take a stock, 2016 Camaro and develop it into a hybrid performance vehicle to reduce emissions and increase energy efficiency. Each team must design and build a unique architecture combining traditional combustion engines and drive line components with electric motors and batteries. The team’s architecture consists of a gasoline engine and two electric motors with clutches between them allowing for a variety of running modes to be selected, including a charge sustaining mode, a charge depleting mode, and a sports mode. Each mode utilizes the motors and engine in different ways to have the vehicle be purely electric, maintain its battery, or put maximum power to the wheels. This presentation discusses the development of the car and refinements being executed by the ERAU team.
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Christopher OberleCapabilities and Improvements to the OSCOM Systemhttps://commons.erau.edu/discovery-day/db-discovery-day-2017/Poster-Session/31
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Optical and Spectral characterization of CubeSats for Operational Missions (OSCOM) is a system designed at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University that uses custom software and inexpensive commercial-off-the-shelf equipment to perform space situational awareness tasks for satellites ranging in size from the International Space Station (ISS) to CubeSats and small orbital debris. OSCOM can provide high frame rate photometry of many small satellites, but has also acquired resolved images of the ISS, planes and rockets. The OSCOM systems is portable and can be deployed to various locations to perform simultaneous multi-point observations to help gather additional information from the satellites observed. Currently, improvements to OSCOM’s tracking program, Auriga, are being made to implement a GUI interface, easier selection of satellites and optical tracking. This poster will discuss both completed and planned improvements to Auriga along with examples of photometry of satellites and resolved images of objects taken with the OSCOM system.
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Sergei Bilardi et al.